Microlysias xenokeras Stebbing, 1918

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Microlysias xenokeras Stebbing, 1918: 64, fig. 9.—K.H. Barnard, 1940: 441.—J.L. Barnard, 1958: 95 (list).— Thurston & Allen, 1969: 362.— Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 503.— Day et al., 1970: 50 (table).

? Microlysias indica K.H. Barnard, 1937: 144, fig. 2a–c (according to Griffiths 1975: 148).— Griffiths, 1973: 293, fig. 9.— Griffiths,

1976: 55 (key).—J.L. Barnard, 1958: 95 (list).— Thurston & Allen, 1969: 362.

Not Microlysias xenokeras .—K.H. Barnard, 1940: 441 (from Plettenberg Bay, South Africa = Orchomenopsis plicata Schellenberg, 1926 according to Griffiths 1975: 148).

Types. Syntypes, 2 females, 1 male, BMNH 1928.12.1:2055–2061.

Type locality. Vetch’s Pier, Durban Bay, South Africa, 4 m depth .

Associations. Commensal in ascidians.

Depth range. 4–13.5 m (Stebbing 1918; K.H. Barnard 1937).

Distribution. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa (Stebbing 1918) to the South Arabian coast (K.H. Barnard 1937 (as M. indica)).